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Lesson 1: alphabet words
The example words from Lesson 1 — one per letter of the Vietnamese alphabet.
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ba
Father, dad — the Southern word; Northerners say bố.
ăn
(verb) to eat; to have a meal
ấm
(adjective) warm
bát
A rice bowl — the everyday Northern word; Southerners call the same bowl chén.
cá
(noun) fish (vertebrate animal)
dù
An umbrella — the Southern word; Northerners say ô.
đắt
Expensive, high-priced — the Northern word; in the South things are mắc.
em
(noun) younger sibling
ếch
(noun) a frog; the leaping amphibian of ponds and rice paddies
gà
(noun) chicken (bird)
heo
A pig — the Southern word; Northerners say lợn.
ít
(determiner) few, little
kẹo
(adjective) becoming thick or concentrated through evaporation
lợn
A pig — the Northern word; Southerners say heo. Compounds follow the split: thịt lợn in the North, thịt heo in the South.
má
Mother, mom — the Southern word; Northerners say mẹ.
nón
A hat — the Southern word for hats of any kind; in the North nón means only the conical nón lá.
ong
(noun) a bee — the honey-making, flower-visiting insect
ô
An umbrella — the Northern word; Southerners say dù.
ớt
(noun) tailed pepper, cubeb (Piper cubeba)
pin
(noun) battery
quà
(noun) present, gift
rùa
(noun) turtle; tortoise
sông
(noun) river (large stream which drains a landmass)
táo
(noun) an apple; the crisp round fruit
uống
(verb) to drink; to take a drink of something
ước
(verb) to wish in one's mind
voi
(noun) elephant (mammal)
xoài
(noun) a mango; the sweet golden tropical fruit
yêu
(verb) to have a strong affection for (someone, something)